Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, Berlin-Dahlem Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, Berlin-Dahlem

Scientific staff

Marc Geoffroy

Contact:

Marc GEOFFROY
Botanic Garden & Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Königin-Luise-Str.6-8, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49(30) 838-50150; Fax: +49(30) 841 72 955; E-mail: m.geoffroy@bgbm.org.

Function:

Mathematician, Department of Biodiversity Informatics

  • Rule-based association of taxonomic concepts (MoReTax)

Research interests:

  • Information Systems and Knowledge Processing
  • Biodiversity Informatics
  • Historical and sociological aspects of knowledge

Selected publications:

  • Geoffroy, M., Güntsch, A., Berendsohn, W. 2004: Teleworking for taxonomists - the Berlin Model Internet Taxonomic Editor. International Scientific Symposium "Botanic Gardens: Awareness For Biodiversity", Berlin 2004, Abstract
  • Geoffroy, M. & Berendsohn, W. G. 2003: The concept problem in taxonomy: importance, components, approaches. – Schriftenreihe Vegetationsk. 39: 5-14.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Döring, M., Geoffroy, M., Glück, K., Güntsch, A., Hahn, A., Kusber, W.-H., Li, J.-L., Röpert, D. & Specht, F. 2003: The Berlin Taxonomic Information Model. - Schriftenreihe Vegetationsk. 39: 15-42.
  • Güntsch, A., Döring, M., Geoffroy, M., Glück, K., Li, J. Röpert, D., Specht, F. & Berendsohn W. 2003: The taxonomic editor. – Schriftenreihe Vegetationsk. 39: 43-56.
  • Kusber, W.-H., Glück, K., Geoffroy, M. & Jahn, R. 2003: Typification - an extension of the Berlin Model. – Schriftenreihe Vegetationsk. 39: 57-70.
  • Geoffroy, M. & Güntsch, A. 2003: Assembling and navigating the potential taxon graph. – Schriftenreihe Vegetationsk. 39: 71-82.
  • Geoffroy, M. & Berendsohn, W. G. 2003: Transmission of taxon-related factual information. – Schriftenreihe Vegetationsk. 39: 83-86.
  • Geoffroy, M. 2003: Towards the implementation of the “Transmission Engine”. – Schriftenreihe Vegetationsk. 39: 87-112.
  • Berendsohn, W., Geoffroy, M. & Güntsch, A.: Do names lead to correct information? Handling of taxonomic concepts in botanical databases. - 18th annual meeting of the Taxonomic Databases Working Group (TDWG 2002), Indaiatuba (Brazil) October 2002
    [ http://www.cria.org.br/eventos/tdbi/flora/geoffroy] and [ http://www.cria.org.br/eventos/tdbi/flora/presentations/flora_geoffroy.ppt]
  • Berendsohn, W. G. & Geoffroy, M.: The MoReTax project: Modelling rule-based functions for an information system using taxonomic concepts to link factual data. - 18th annual meeting of the Taxonomic Databases Working Group (TDWG 2002), Indaiatuba (Brazil) October 2002
    [ http://www.cria.org.br/eventos/tdbi/bis/moretax]
  • Berendsohn, W. G., Doring, M., Geoffroy, M., Gluck, K., Guntsch, A., Kusber, W.-H., Li, J.L. & Specht, F.: The BGBM Model: Modeling taxonomic concepts. - 18th annual meeting of the Taxonomic Databases Working Group (TDWG 2002), Indaiatuba (Brazil) October 2002
    [ http://www.cria.org.br/eventos/tdbi/bis/bgbmmodeling]
  • Glück, K., Kusber, W.-H., Berendsohn, W.G., Geoffroy, M., Guntsch, A. & Jahn, R.: The BGBM Model: Type Designation in AlgaTerra. - 18th annual meeting of the Taxonomic Databases Working Group (TDWG 2002), Indaiatuba (Brazil) October 2002
    [ http://www.cria.org.br/eventos/tdbi/bis/bgbmalgaterra]
  • Geoffroy, M. 2002: MoreTax / The rule tuner
    [ http://www.bgbm.org/biodivinf/Projects/MoreTax/RuleTuner.pdf]
  • Geoffroy, M. 2002: MoreTax / Database interfaces
    [ http://www.bgbm.org/biodivinf/Projects/MoreTax/Database_interfaces.pdf]
  • Geoffroy, M. 2001: MoreTax / Inferenzregel und Regelanpassung  [ http://www.bgbm.org/biodivinf/Projects/MoreTax/Inferenzregel_und_Regelanpassung.htm].
  • Geoffroy, M. & Güntsch, A.: Handling factual information linked to parallel taxonomic concepts in biology. - 17th annual meeting of the Taxonomic Databases Working Group (TDWG 2001), Sydney November 2001, Abstract Volume
    [ http://plantnet.rbgsyd.gov.au/bioforum/TDWG_program/tdwg_abstracts.html]. - Sydney.
  • Geoffroy, M. 2001: MoreTax / Mathematisch-abstrakte Darstellung des Informationsflusses innerhalb eines "potential Taxon"-Graphs  [ http://www.bgbm.org/BioDivInf/Projects/MoreTax/mathematische_struktur_de.htm].
  • Geoffroy, M. 2001: MoreTax / Relationships between taxonomic concepts and transmittability of linked information  [ http://www.bgbm.org/BioDivInf/Projects/MoreTax/standard_liste_en.htm].
  • Berendsohn, W., Geoffroy, M. & Güntsch, A. 2001: MoreTax / Festlegung einer formalen Sprache zur Regelformulierung  [ http://www.bgbm.org/BioDivInf/Projects/MoreTax/formale_sprache_de.htm].
  • Berendsohn, W. & Geoffroy, M. 2001: MoreTax / Introduction 
    [ http://www.bgbm.org/BioDivInf/Projects/MoreTax/ProjectIntro.htm].
  • Geoffroy, M. & Richter, G. 1983. La familia rural, potencial reserva de mano de obra en zonas de desarrollo económico acelerado. CyT 1:15-21. Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Albo, S., Del Búfalo, E.& Geoffroy, M. 1978. La economía mundial. Síntesis de su evolución y perspectivas. Instituto de Comercio Exterior, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Freites,Y., Geoffroy, M. & Richter,G. 1976. El desarrollo científico y tecnológico en Venezuela. CENDES 24, Caracas, Venezuela.
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